#Support the Arts

[jodipickens]

We under value and take for granted artists as a society. I’m talking all artists…writers, actors, musicians, dancers, designers, painters, sculptors…the list is endless.

The commonality is that they all have either spent their time honing their skills through practice, lessons, education or all of the above. Artists dedicate their time and often their lives to their craft.

We are failing our artists. Symphony orchestras are failing across the US. Writers and actors are on strike. People involved in the fine arts are turning to independent sales. We need to shift our expectations.

We need creatives as a part of our society. What we don’t need is the expectation that artists should work for free or for a paltry income. Simply because an artist enjoys performing or creating doesn’t mean they should have to do so for nothing.

We also no longer live in an era where it is standard that the extremely wealthy build museums or libraries or fund performing arts groups. We live in an era of amassing extreme wealth for the minority of the population.

I get that profitability is important, but at what cost? Are we ok that artists can’t afford health insurance? Are we ok that artists are leaving our communities for other opportunities? Are we ok that companies are ready to use AI over humans for creative processes and performance?

I’m not ready for any of this. We will lose a significant part of our humanity by eliminating and discouraging the ability to thrive for artists. Change can be hard but change is what is needed.

We are experiencing the beginning of a labor revolution and it will not stop with our writers, actors, UPS drivers or Starbucks baristas. The peasants are fed up and the nobility needs to pay attention.

Support your local artists. Support independent artists. Support the striking unions and organizations. We can all play a part in creating a long lasting effective change.

#WGAstrong #SAGAFTRAstrong #Unionstrong #BeLoud

[triassictriserratops]

So I watched the promo for the Sunrise on the Reaping movie that came out today and I want to see what other people think...

...does this look like AI to anyone else?

I hope I'm wrong and it could very well be stylized CGI but something about the lava flow and the tilt of the moxkingjay's head specifically, and throughout the video overall - it just FEELS very AI?

I do know that Lionsgate had a big panel at CinemaCon today and I could very well see them pump out a quick and dirty promo to capitalize on the current book popularity. Because this LOOKS very "last minute science project"

Again, I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope I'm wrong. And if there are artists who worked on this I will crawl into a hole in shame and apologize to you like it's my job.

But, I don't know. It feels...off.

And if they did. If Lionsgate did use AI art to promote a film based on a book in which the author SPECIFICALLY calls out the use of AI as detrimental to humanity... I would be incredibly freaking bummed and really concerned about the messaging and integrity we'll be getting for this movie.

[sluggoonthestreet]

I have a new online store! After a couple of years of struggling with post-Brexit shipping regulations and other e-commerce headaches, I'm happy to report that I can now ship my books, prints, and postcards virtually anywhere in the world. Check it out!

[brian-in-finance]

Video 📹 from Instagram

Instagram

Remember… I am a painter and printmaker. My practice centres on themes inspired by scientific explanations of natural phenomena. This I use as a tool to describe turmoil in contemporary life though a more poetic lens. The theme can be used as a force to ask questions, to stretch facts into fiction, and to visualize inner emotions. — Amanda Seibæk, Glasgow School of Art

[djkerr]

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Repost @heritageauctions IG

[the-witch-of-november]

This is for my niece! Any help would be greatly appreciated 🫶💜

[a-kinda-nerdy-girl]

Congrats to the muny (also let this be my psa to support regional theatre if that's something your town/city has)

[museumbasementdweller]

SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO!!!

88.5 the SoCal Sound is a a great listen and is continuously supporting those affected by the wildfires.

I listen to Mornings with Nic Harcourt + Jet every weekday and it makes my life so much better. Bilingual Sounds with Byron the Creator is phenomenal.

Free yourself of the algorithm. Find your local public (or student) radio station and give it a listen!! Support your community!!

[dreamsandcherrypie]

your art style is nothing short of incredible. in awe

You have no idea how much I really appreciate you saying that 🥹 the kind words help so much in keeping me going, big thanks 🩵

[pedrospookie]

not Pedro related 🫠

trying to build a career in the arts is v hard and while part of me is super relieved to be free for the first summer in almost 5 years, I am also super gutted! and I feel like a failure! even though I didn’t do anything wrong!

maybe I could have tried harder? maybe I could have pushed myself more? but I did that last year and I nearly killed myself doing it — my mental health was so horrific and my cards were maxed, I was clinically burned out and I am still recovering from that physical and emotional damage.

I keep being told to keep going and that there’s a place for me in this industry, and I believe it, I look at Pedro and think “it took this INCREDIBLE actor 20 years of grinding to become the popular artist that he is”, and I’m not even chasing that level of busy. (It doesn’t exist in opera lol)

but fuck these years in the trenches are tough and make me really think long and hard about. I love what I do, but this last year has made me feel less in love and more committed, like any long term relationship or vocation. the choosing to commit every day.

anyway, I got told to please fuck off for my final summer application/audition (for an opportunity that I was specifically asked to apply for) and now I am grumpy because for the first time in years I won’t have summer plans. and it won’t last and I’ll move on and maybe??? I’ll finally get to visit some family on the east coast and learn to catch lobster! do some things that I’ve been wanting to do away from the stage. run that 10k I’ve been telling myself I’ll train for, idk! something!

limbo feels weird and I need to vent. thnx u if you made it this far. go listen to an opera, if you can. support the arts! support artists!

[overlookedfile]

Mosaic House

I just saw this on a TV special and wanted to share it (especially after a quick tumblr search turned up nothing).

The house belongs to Gene Dillard, who is also the artist. It is gorgeous work and deserves wider recognition. Still inages really don't do it just, so please take the time to watch at least a few seconds of the video.

(Link is for a PBS.org page with a video and should be available to almost everyone. Please let me know if it's not.)

[brian-in-finance]

Video 📹 from Instagram

Remember… it’s not too sweet, it’s not too floral, but it’s really punchy. — Caitríona Balfe

[lightofraye]

“Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.” -Stephen King "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."

[ahsconfessions]

Hello, friends!

I haven’t posted here in ages, and I’m sure some of you forgot you were even following this page, but I’m coming out of my hole to ask that people not click on or watch anything that says it is AI Generated! That is just making it harder for the WGA and SAG to get what they deserve because it’s supporting what they are fighting against.

Please support our writers and actors, and anyone else being impacted by corporate greed!